Jan the Quilter

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About Jan

Quilts and quilting were always in my life. I remember being really
little, about five I'd guess and watching my grandma and great-grandma hand quilt. Well, I
should say I remember sitting under their quilting frames while they did
their project with my own needle and thread so that I could work on my
own project. For some unknown reason, they didn't want my help on
theirs. I might have been five at the oldest.

The first time I
tried my hand at quilting was in the early 80s. My sister had my nephew
and I helped my mother make him a quilt. I only gave it a trouper try
back then. I wasn't too serious about it and the outcome was less than
perfect.

Then in 1994 my mother passed away. It was then that I
realized that I needed to learn soon or all of my teachers would have
been gone. My Aunt Glennie helped me out. She patiently showed me how to
load quilts and make my stitches neat and even. I even started a small
quilting group. It was me and five of my friends. We met every Sunday,
quilted, and gabbed. It was great times.

We moved out to the
lake in Fall of 2004 and finally had the space for the perfect quilting
machine. I went to an APQS demonstration in Indy. There it was, the
perfect machine. It is an APQS Millennium, Millie for short. I was in
love. It has everything; automatic stitch regulator, aircraft grade
aluminum, 26” throat size, and a power foot petal for loading and
unloading. Best of all, it made perfect stitches. I wanted it, needed
it, and yes, I ordered one that day, and she came the weekend of Paducah
quilt show in the spring of 2005. I started out keeping my full time
job and quilting for close friends and family. Finally I got so busy I
had to give up the day job. I've been loving my quilting job, and
quilting ever since.

It's been great to have a business doing something I enjoy! I hope it continues on forever!!!